Head of Compliance Americas

2 Months ago • 10 Years + • $183,000 PA - $320,250 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Rippling is seeking a Head of Americas Compliance to lead its compliance program, particularly for payments and lending financial services. This role involves partnering with Legal, Finance, Operations, Security, and Product teams to ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements such as AML and KYC. The Head of Americas Compliance will build and oversee a comprehensive compliance program, manage regulatory reporting, implement risk frameworks, and collaborate cross-functionally to embed compliance into business decisions. The ideal candidate will drive process efficiency, educate employees and the board on compliance, and monitor business activities. This is a leadership position focused on scaling compliance in a high-growth fintech environment.
Must have:
  • 10+ years of experience in managing compliance programs
  • 5+ years in a leadership role
  • Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Proficiency in compliance testing tools
  • Demonstrated success in driving process improvements
  • A learning mindset and people-first attitude
Good to have:
  • Leadership experience in global fintech or SaaS
  • Experience with AML and KYC
  • Familiarity with compliance frameworks and best practices
  • Experience with international expansion

Job Details

About Rippling

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.


Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.


Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.


We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @Rippling.com addresses.

About the role


After becoming one of the fastest growing startups in the United States, Rippling is ready to up level our growth engine to scale to $1B in ARR over the next couple years, including through international expansion and the addition of new products like Global Payroll, Employer of Record, and Spend Management. Investing in our compliance controls is a key priority to enable future business growth.

Rippling is looking for a highly-motivated and proactive Head of Americas Compliance to lead our compliance program across our product suite including payments and lending financial services. You will partner closely with our Legal, Finance, Operations, Security and Product teams to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including AML, KYC, and money transmission laws, while providing a great product experience for our customers.  You have a passion for efficiency and building scalable approaches in the ever-changing world of technology and product growth. You are a self-starter and take pride in working cross-functionally to deliver observations on identifying key risks or enchantments to current practices. We love fresh perspectives on how compliance should be run, and welcome your innovative thoughts on achieving the highest efficiency and protection in Rippling’s activities.   

The Head of Americas Compliance will be responsible for building and overseeing a comprehensive and well documented compliance program that ensures that the organization identifies and manages compliance risk and follows applicable laws and regulations.

What you will do

  • Lead U.S. and Canada compliance strategy and execution. Own the U.S. and Canada compliance program, including policy development, internal controls, and regulatory engagement.
  • Manage regulatory reporting. Ensure timely and accurate filings of applicable submissions.
  • Implement risk frameworks. Identify and assess compliance risks, develop mitigation strategies, and oversee applicable testing and incident response plans.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally. Work with product, engineering, legal, and operations to embed compliance considerations into business decisions.
  • Drive process efficiency. Streamline compliance workflows to enable scale while maintaining a strong control environment.
  • Educate and train employees and the board on compliance obligations and risks. 
  • Engage with and advise senior management and staff on all issues concerning U.S. and Canada compliance rules, regulations, and procedures.
  • Develop and execute monitoring and testing of business activities, including the annual compliance program review, to ensure compliance with regulations and internal policies and procedures.
  • Hire, mentor, and grow high-performing teams that consistently meet and exceed quarterly goals and targets

What you will need

  • 10+ years of experience in managing Compliance programs, with at least 5+ years in a leadership role overseeing teams, preferably in a global fintech or SaaS environment.
  • Eager for a very hands-on role, where you’ll be asked to take on and run with a range of initiatives outside your comfort zone and learn quickly
  • Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements and standards relevant to the industry. Familiarity with compliance frameworks and best practices.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational abilities.
  • Excellent communicator both internally and externally, with ability to break down complex regulatory requirements into easy-to-understand and practical advice.
  • Proficiency in using compliance testing tools and software.
  • Demonstrated success in teams, driving process improvements, and meeting key performance targets within a high-growth organization.
  • A learning mindset, people-first attitude, and strong sense of responsibility 
  • Sense of humor

Additional Information

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email accomodations@rippling.com


Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office), Rippling considers working in the office, at least three days a week under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee's role.


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